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61 matches to Westminster Confession of Faith
Moore, George. 1852-1933. Irish novelist. Confessions of a Young Man 1888. Esther Waters 1894.
Musset, Alfred. 1810-57. French poet. Sand lover. Confession.
Oecolampadius, Johannes. 1482-1531. German Reformation theologian. Drafted Confession of Basel 1531.
Oxford Group. 1921- Early form of Buchmanism stressing group confessions.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. 1712-78. Swiss Enlightenment philosopher and writer. Began Romantic Movement. Stimulated French and American Revolutions. On Equality 1753. Social Contract 1762 influenced French Revolution (offended authorities), Confessions 1782. Man is prevented from being free only by society and cold science. Goodness and bounty of nature. Goodness of man. Advocates direct democracy at City-State level and dictatorship above. Sovereignty rests with people. General will aims at best for all.
Scots Confession. Knox’s Calvinist doctrine, adopted by Scottish parliament 1560.
Svevo, Italo. 1861-1928. Italian psychological novelist. Confessions of Zeno 1923.
Anabaptists. 1520- Christian sect. Adult baptism. No clergy. Salvation via faith. Millenialist. Hutterites, Mennonites, Quakers. Peasants War.
Antigone. Faithful daughter of Oedipus. Buried alive.
Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.
Apostles’ Creed. 410. Widely-used affirmation of Christian faith.
Auto-da-fé. (Act of Faith). 1481-1850. Sentencing ceremony of Inquisition.
Calvin, John. 1509-64. Reformist in Switzerland and France. Predestination, truth by faith. Institutes of Christian Religion 1536, used by others to justify Protestantism. Calvinism.
Christian Science. 1879. Founded by Eddy. Death, illness are illusions to be overcome by faith.
Cressida. Unfaithful to Troilus, she deserted Troy for the Greeks.
Defender of the Faith. 1521. Title conferred by Pope Leo X on Henry VIII. Withdrawn after Act of Supremacy. Reconfirmed by Parliament, 1544 for all succeeding monarchs.
Dowson, Ernest. 1867-1900. English Decadent poet. -“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion”.
Duns Scotus, John. c1266-1308. British theologian. Immaculate Conception. vs Thomas Aquinas. Reason over faith. Scotism. Absolute primacy of God’s free will.
Ghazigi. “Warriors of the faith”. Ottoman military before Janissaries.
Infallibility, Papal. 1870. Pope cannot err on matters of faith, morals. Approved by first Vatican Council after heated debate.
Job. 6C BC. Suffering, faithful Old Testament servant of God.
Kappel, Wars. 1529,31. Swiss Reformation. Zwingli killed. Swiss cantons allowed to chose faiths.
Luther, Martin. 1483-1546. German Christian reformer opposed to indulgences. Wittenberg. -’Even if heaven and hell do not exist, education is important’ Justification by faith alone. Melanchthon. 95 Theses 1517. Treatise on Christian Liberty. New Testament translated to vernacular 1522. Catechisms 1529. Canticles 1533. Excommunicated 1520, burns Papal Bull. Choral composer: moral effects of music.
Lutheranism. Conservative Protestant sect of Germany and Scandinavia. Salvation through faith alone.
Nantes, Edict. 1598. Tolerance of Protestant faith by Henry IV. Revoked by Louis XIV, 1685 driving Huguenots from France.